If you're wondering whether your Facebook and Instagram posts are being used to train parent company Meta's AI models, the answer is almost certainly yes.
That's probably not all that surprising: Meta has already said it uses user content and data to train its AI, but this week the company's global privacy director, Melinda Claybaugh, acknowledged just how much of that content is actually being used.
The topic came up during a question and answer session with Australian lawmakers, with Greens senator David Shoebridge saying, “Meta has decided to remove all photos and text from all public posts posted on Instagram and Facebook since 2007, unless they were intentionally made private. That's the reality, right?”
Claybaugh responded: “Exactly.”
In today's TechCrunch Minute, we discuss what's been removed, what's been left out, and how it varies depending on where you live.